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Salmon (/ ˈ s æ m ən /; pl.: salmon) is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus of the family Salmonidae, native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (Salmo) and North Pacific (Oncorhynchus) basins.
Oncorhynchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae, native to coldwater tributaries of the North Pacific basin. The genus contains twelve extant species, namely six species of Pacific salmon and six species of Pacific trout, all of which are migratory (either anadromous or potamodromous) mid-level predatory fish that display natal homing and ...
Salmonidae (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː /, lit. ' salmon-like ') is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, lit. "salmon-shaped"), consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as "salmonids" or "salmonoids".
The Chinook salmon / ʃ ɪ ˈ n ʊ k / (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon. [2] Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, Tsumen, spring salmon, chrome hog, Blackmouth, and Tyee salmon.
Grazing species such as plains bison, which is another keystone species, the pronghorn, and the mule deer have shown a proclivity for grazing on the same land used by prairie dogs. [26] Beaver dam, an animal construction which has a transformative effect on the environment. The beaver is a well known ecosystem engineer and keystone species. It ...
In the U.S. Pacific Northwest 28 populations of salmon and steelhead are listed under the Endangered Species Act and around half of BC Pacific salmon populations are in decline.
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; Karuk: achvuun [1]) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and one of the five Pacific salmon species. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon (or "silvers") and is often sold as medium red salmon. [2] The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name kizhuch (кижуч).
The name "trout" is commonly used for many (if not most) species in three of the seven genera in the subfamily Salmoninae: Salmo , Oncorhynchus and Salvelinus (circum-arctic). Fish species referred to as trout include: Salmo: marble trout, S. marmoratus. Genus Salmo, all extant species except Atlantic salmon